FEES

The fees payable to the Corporate Affairs Commission for services rendered under the Act are as
follows:
Matters in relation to fees for services offered under the act excluding services under Part XV111

MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH FEE IS PAYABLE AMOUNT OF FEE LE

a) For Incorporation and formation of a public of private Le 250,000

company of the Companies Act 2009 (including name search
and registration of memorandum of association, articles of
incorporation , statutory declarations and documents
required under this part for purposes of incorporation and
formation) whether or not documents are submitted by
electronic means or in hard copy
NO FEE
b) Electronic Name search
Le 1,000,000
c) Making search on the Commissions electronic database
(unlimited) Le 1,500,000
i) Three months access
ii) Six months
iii) Annually Le 3,200,000

d) re registration of a company Le 150,000

i) Electronically
ii) manually Le 200,000

e) approval for use of restricted names (names that require Le 150,000

consent)
f) Change of company name except where directed by the
Corporate Affairs Commission under section 27 (2) of the act
(a) Electronically Le 150,000
(b) manually
Le 200,000
g) Filing of company resolutions under section 204 as amended
i. Electronically Le 35,000
ii. Hard copy
Le 50,000
h) Filing of notices under the Act including though not limited to
notices of change of address, change of directors and
secretaries under section 247 (5) and not expressly stated
(per notice)
i. Electronically Le 35,000
ii. Hard copy
Le 50,000
i) Forwarding or Filing of annual returns under section 320 (b)

Small company
 i. Electronically Le 20,000
ii. Hard copy
Le 35,000
Other companies

i. Electronically
Le35,000
ii. manually
Le 50,000
j) For Delivering of balance sheet, profit and loss account and
notes on the statement under Section 296 of the Act
Le 35,000
i. Electronically
ii. Hard copy Le 50,000
k) Registration of a charge under section 170, 171 and 172 and
registration of subsisting charge under section 173 of the Act
l) Electronically 0.1% of consideration
ii) hard copy plus Le100,000
m) Registration of any orders under the Act Le 20,000

n) Striking off of a company name – winding up

Le 35,000
o) Approval for share transfer under Section 126 of the act Le 200,000
including filing of statutory declaration in respect of the
application for transfer of shares
p) For submission of notice of alteration of shares (increase or
decrease) Le 50,000
i) Electronically
ii) Hardcopy Le 75,000
q) filing, delivery or submission or statutory declaration under
the act other than that required for incorporation and
formation of a company Le 35,000
i. Electronically
ii. Hardcopy Le 50,000
r) Application for preparation of a company report relating to
information recorded by the Corporate Affairs Commission Le 250,000
s) Certified true copy of Memorandum and articles of
association of a company or for any other document other
than certificates (less than 25 pages) Le 50,000 (black and
white)
t) Certified true copy of memorandum and articles or any other
document other than certificates (more than 25 pages but Le 60,000 (black and
less than 50 pages) white)
u) Certified true copy of any certificate issued by the
Commission to the company requesting (per copy) Le 150,000
v) Conduct of an investigation under section 276 (3)
To be determined by the
Commission upon
request
w) Application to proceed with transaction upon disclosure of
conflict of interest Le 500,000
 x) Application for approval and registration of prospectus by a
public company under section 500 of the Act Le 1,000,000
y) Filing of notice for mergers, amalgamations, business Le 100,000
combinations
z) Approval and Registration of documents for company
i. mergers and acquisitions
ii.business combinations Le 2,800,000
iii. Amalgamation Le 2,500,000
Le 3,000,000
aa) Provision of any other service for which a fee has not been Le 100,000
stated and for which a determination is not to be made by the
Commission
bb) Release of deed of a charge Le 50,000
cc) notice for increase/reduction in share capital Le 100,000

dd) alteration of memorandum and articles of association

Le 40,000

ee) notices for winding up (voluntary or involuntary) Le 88,000

ff) Certificate/letter of good standing Le 150,000
gg) Notice for return of allotment Le 100,000
hh) Extension of time within which to hold an AGM Le 100,000

Schedule B – fees payable in respect of Companies Incorporated under Part XV111

Matter in relation to which fee is payable Fee amount ( US $)

a) Electronic name search No FEE

b) for registration of a certified copy of a
charter, statutes or memorandum and
articles of a company or instrument 200
constituting or defining the constitution
of the company , certificate of
incorporation, in respect of company
incorporated outside of Sierra Leone
including all documents required for
purposed of registration under section
485 of the Act
c) consent for use of restricted name 50
d) Change of company name 60
e) Change of address/director/secretary 50
f) certified true copy of certificate of 50
registration (per copy)
g) filing of balance sheet under section 486 50
of the act
h) delivery, filing or submission of annual 50
return (only)
i) application for approval and registration 400
of prospectus of a company registered
under part XV111
j) submission delivery or filing of any 20
notices including notification of cessation
of business in Sierra Leone
k) certified true of documents less than 25 20
pages but no more than 100 pages
l) certified true copies of documents more 35
than 50 pages but less than 100
m) filing of resolutions and any other 20
document required to be submitted,
delivered or filed with the Commission as
if the Company were incorporated in
Sierra Leone
n) fees in respect of services offered by the 50
Commission other than that provided in
this schedule and for which a fee is not to
be determined by the Commission
o) Approval for transfer of shares 150

p) Request for status report on company 100

registered by the Commission
q) Increase/reduction of share capital 50
r) Merger and 1000
acquisition/amalgamation/business
combination of which a foreign company
is a party
s) Approval of company prospectus 300
t) Conduct of an investigation under S 276 To be determined by the Commission upon
(3) request